Evaporator-cooler.



PATENTED MAE. 10, 1908.

B. M. HoDGINs.

EVAPORATOR COOLER.

APPLICATION FILED DEO. 18, 1906.

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EVAPORATOR-COOLER.

Speciiication of Letters Patent.

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Application filed December 18, 1906. Serial No. 348,486.

To all'whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, B-EATRicn M. Hon- GrNs, a'citizen' of the UnitedStates, residing at Colorado Springs, in the county of El Paso on thedotted line a, a, in isa front .elevation of the refrigerator WithandState of Colorado,`

lor Walls.' Fig. 4v is a top and useful mprovement in Evaporatcr-Coolers, 'of W'iich the following is a specication. V My-inventionrelates 'to that class of refrigerators in which a flow temperature is'is simple, inexpensive, easily kept in a sanitary condition andautomatic in operation.

drawings to which In the accompanying reference is hereinafter made,Fig-ure 1 is a cross sectional view of the refrigerator taken Fig. 2.-Fig. -2

out the automatic watering device. Fig. 3 illustrates the constructionof one of the sides plan view showing -.the four walls and the manner inwhich they go together at the -tacle view in end elevationaetersfreferto like ch'amber.

.. 2 is a removable covering consisting of any' suitable cloth' or ber.i0"

corners.- Fig. 5 is an isometric projection off the inner metal recep-Fig. 6-is a view of the back oi the inthe-refrigerator. Fig. .7 `is a ofa small section of' the'ilange surrounding the top edge of thebase andupon which 'rests the superstructure. Fig. 8 is a of the watering deviceused in conjunction with the invention.

.Throughout the several views likez char- .parts.- Y details ofconstruction 1 is which forms the. cooling door used plan. view.

' Rx'e'ferring to the fa. metal receptaclel This` covering should be somade andfcon'structed that .it may,

`geasilybe placed around the inner receptacle andsecued tying andas-easbly means of pins, buttons or y' removed for washing.

, 1- '3 a- Scren-:panel bottom upon which rests .45.. l' A'is'assernbled. lt consists-of a wire netting or v`aereenanounted upon asuitable metal frame. v.f5.1fifhisbottoni panel is in `turn supported bythe i strip 4. 1. The strip i and coiering Whenthe device yreceptacle 4is soldered or otherwise secured 'to thebase 5 and is arranged on -anincline and 4is intended to catch an Water romathe fabric and lead it tothe drip Dan 27, to be hereinafter referred to.v .To the have inventeda' new drip .place by of a screen panel.

front of the door and the metallic'bach is'` place.

base 5 are also attached the'y legs 6, 6. 27 is drip pan secured to theinside of the'legs. 6, l6.

The outer covering of lthis Acooler orrefrigerator consists of bleflanged and uniianged screen panels 7,'/8 and 9 which form,respectively, the sides and'b'ack. 10`is the front and in this panel ismade -atsuitable opening and frame for the ydoor 11'.:

1'2 is a screen panel forming-the,top;` This panel has all four edgesflangedA i The door 11 has a metallic 'back 1 3 heldin inea-ns' ofspriiigfclips 14A and 15 pivoted to it.

Between lthe screen in the fitted a piece of cloth likethatcovering'theinner receptacle. 'Y Washing by loosening out the back andfacleanplothleft inits of the panels 'whic j f orin the four llldl Eachsides of the cooler sho suitable arrangement flange 4. VIn theconstructionfsh'own 16, 16 are headed'pins projecting downward fromthe'. screen panels and adapted to engage the veye 17 inthe flange 4.Any suitable hook or pin and eye arrangement may be used.

A18 and 19, respectively7 are the fastener and hinges provided for thedoor 1]. and any suitable variety'may be used.

The automatic watering device consists. of a pan 2() having .aperforated bottom, a double compartment dump tank- 21 pivoted to theopposite sides of the pan. Standards 22support the water reservoir 23.

v 24 is a suitable valve through which the waterl escapes from thereservoir to the dump tank. Y For the purpose of rendering the drawingclearer the height of thestandards 22, 22, are shown a little greaterthan that generally adopted and if desired the pan 20 may be entirelyinclosed to prevent water from slopping over when the dump tank empties.

The general details of construction having been explained the uses,ladvantagesl 4an method otoperatlon are summed up as fol- Desiring tolput the cooler together, the inner receptacle, covered with' cloth asherein- Abefore explaned, is placed on the screen` bottorn panel. hefour sides in order accord- This may be removedfor the springclips,taking rovided with a to vhldi't down onthe The front 'ofthedo'orconslstsl l 'ing to the'arrangernent ofthe Hangingwould l thenbevassembled around the receptacle. In

i screen on the top may be left off and theper-A building up therefrigerator the flanges serve' v to hold the sides together until thetop which binds everything is placed over all. v 2

When the Watering device is Aused the forated bottom of the iwateringpan20 takes its place.

In this reirigerator as in all'evaporator coolers it is very essential'to successful operat1on that the covering where the evaporation takesplace be evenly and regularl)T dampened.y To accomplish this result Ihave d evised the automatic Watering -device above described. In' thisdevice vthe tank contains water not heilig on the center of gravity of.the entire dump tank overbalancesl it'and spills the water in the panunderneath, from which pan lhe water is distributed through theperforations in the bottom7 evenly over the entire top of therefrigerator, from there downover the sides to the bottom wetting videdvwith a series 'of perforations along the upper edge. Through these thewater reaches the cloth in lthe door and keeps it damp The screens inthe sides and top serve to hold the cloth against the receptacle yet donot prevent the free circulation-kof air over the, entire clothcovering. 4

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire toPatent is:

secure by Letters In combinationLa base, supporting means y for thebase, an inclined strip carried by the base, said strip being providedwith open-A ings, a receptacle having reticulated faces resting on thestrip, means carried by the receptacle passing vthrough the openings ofthe strip to hold the'receptaclefremovably to the strip7 an innerreceptacle, a fabric covering for the inner receptacle, and means foring a liquid to the fabriccovering.-

In testimony whereof I have hereunto signed my name in the scribingwitnesses. BEATRICE M. HODGINS.

In the presence ol'-` J. E. LITTLE, O, S. BLACK. i

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